Rail tie and fastening



A. E. BLOSS RAI-L TIE AND FASTENING Filed Nov. 25. 1924 Patented June 22, 1926. 1 T

UNITED deft? Application filed November 25, 19.24, Serial No '2 My invention refers to a rail tie and to means whereby the rail can be fastened on the tie in a particularly snnple and iicient manner.

According to this invention two brecl'ets of double-T-section are partly einbeoded in the top wall of a preferably hollow con crete tie and the projecting brackets are utilized for fastening the ran on the tie by clamping, a pair e ierably provided brackets being pr tie.

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Referring to the drawings, 1 is a hollow concrete tie and 16, 16 are two brackets of double T-section which a e embedded in the top wall of the tie with the thin flush with the lower surface of the top well while .ADGLI? ERNST BLUSS, OF TDRIEISZDEN, G-ERIl IANY RAIL TIE D FASTENING.

ranged tl arm '2 of t thrni e l.

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s llhe thickness of the shor of "och 32,129, and in Germany November 30, 1923.

and the flange ll are preferably so or- "it in driving the doing) the longer he clip is forced down on the top )y wedge action. is secured in position after having been driven home by a wire Ll which is slung 1 mp and er tion it; on the short-er erni 'i' of the clip.

The cla np l3 es below a pro- 4- n V v tel ain 6 may be varied to provide for an extension of the I wish it to be understood that l; do not hollow concrete ti bracket partly enibedde said he with the bottom flan desire to be lin'iited to the erect details of construction shown and described, for obvious niodihcations will occur to a person itostening col iprisin l shaped he top wall oi. e substantially dou blein t flush with the underside of said wall, an

an arm restin thereon.

angular clip one arm of which rests on the top flange of said ln-acket, while the otter zcrni abuts against an end face thereof and a clamp embracing; said top thnige and their upper flange 11 projects beyond tie. 2. Hail tie and tastening comprising a The brackets bars l, l

shown at ll over the upper flange 11 and driven towards the rail. The cooperating faces of the clamp concrete tie,

hollow l This beveled face at which rests on while be; led said top in test ture.

is adapted to en racketpartly embedded lid tie with the bottom things SJldlfi'lfllb tielly flush with the unde;.side of said wall, said lnachet being; :tori'ned with o beveled one end, an angular clip one arm of e top flange of sold bracket.

double-T-shaped in the top wall ol uru .r lDOLl ERNST BLOSS. 

